So if we go beyond hell, we will make heaven look like hell, and if we go above heaven, we will make hell look like heaven. Michael Poulsen explained the title of the album stating ".it’s a way telling people that we don’t belong or believe in neither heaven nor hell. The album, Beyond Hell/Above Heaven was released on 10 September 2010. This was the first Volbeat album to chart on the Billboard 200, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on 22 March 2016. The title refers to the overall theme of the album, continuing the storyline of Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood. The album was released on 10 September 2010 on EMI in Denmark, on Vertigo in the rest of Europe, and on Republic in the United States. LP – 180 gr.Beyond Hell/Above Heaven is the fourth studio album by Danish rock band Volbeat.Volbeat.dk EU Exclusive – White/Black splatter – Ltd to 1500 Volbeat.dk US Exclusive – Blue-Black splatter – Ltd to 1000 EMP Exclusive – Red/black marbled (smoke) – Ltd to 1500 “Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil” Tracklist: Since then, they’ve tirelessly clawed their way to rock’s upper echelon with endless touring and a string of seven beloved full-length albums which have sold millions of copies and racked up numerous gold and platinum certifications across the globe and spawned eight #1s on the US Mainstream Rock airplay chart (the most ever by a European band). These new limited vinyl variants celebrate both the legacy of the album and the future that will bring countless more performances of these songs to the stage. At the time they were nominated for the “Best Danish Act” at the MTV European Music Awards and had a non-stop year playing the mainstage at festivals such as Roskilde and Wacken Open Air as well as headlining the Metaldome Stage at Graspop and opening for Metallica in Arhaus, Denmark. The song “The Garden’s Tale,” which featured Johan Olsen from Magtens Korridorer, was a #1 hit single, spending 18-weeks in the Danish charts. “Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil” was first released by Mascot Records in 2007, hitting the #1 spot in the Danish album charts and has since gone four-times Platinum in their native country and Gold in Germany launching the band even further throughout Europe and the US. A glow in the dark pressing will be available in all shops and online, while a limited number of unique marble editions will be available through volbeat.dk, Revolver and EMP, via this link.
Mascot Records will release the 15th Anniversary limited-edition vinyl of VOLBEAT‘s second album, “Rock The Rebel/Metal The Devil”, on 20th May 2022.